Bodyweight Fitness: BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2021-07-17 |
- BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2021-07-17
- Update: 1 year of BWF - M/35/5’10
- Doing 100 pushups and 200 crunches as an addition to normal workouts.
- Balancing workout and bouldering
- How do you balance getting your stamina up, and also putting on muscle? (will explain further)
- Celebrating small wins ��
- My Front Lever Journey
- Need help with where to go now in weight loss.
- In a rut with my front lever training, seeking help
- Bodyweight Bridge Form Check
- Regeneration
- Are supinated planche lean/pushups safe?
- Is anyone else here specifically doing narrowgrip chinups supplemented by curls to hit the biceps?
- Planche max bmi
- Equipment for workouts?
- training program recommendations to gain muscle and improve flexibility
| BWF Daily Discussion and Beginner/RR Questions Thread for 2021-07-17 Posted: 17 Jul 2021 04:00 AM PDT Welcome to the r/bodyweightfitness daily discussion thread! Feel free to post beginner questions or just about anything that's on your mind related to fitness! Reminders:
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| Update: 1 year of BWF - M/35/5’10 Posted: 16 Jul 2021 05:47 PM PDT I promised I'd update the community so here I it is! First pic is from 5/24/20, middle photos are from 12/2020 and the bottom row are from June 2021. Tbh, I was feeling a bit apprehensive at first. I didn't feel like I had enough gains to warrant a follow-up post but looking at the collage reminds me that i should be proud of every muscle fiber as well as every loose flap of skin. I admit. I had a momentary moment of cringe where I thought about crash dieting or supplementing a bunch of cardio to look extra ripped in my photo. I decided to go authentic. I'm dude in my 30's happy living my life and having fun. For 2.5 weeks I 4x4 camped in Utah. I didn't do a single push-up and I didn't sweat it. Exercise is just a part of my life now and it feels great knowing that the habit has fully formed. Maybe this post gets a bit of hate but I'm good with where I'm at 🧚♀️ man boobs and all. 🧚♀️ Here's my current routine:
Equipment: Rings 40lb vest [link] [comments] |
| Doing 100 pushups and 200 crunches as an addition to normal workouts. Posted: 17 Jul 2021 09:22 AM PDT Hello. I was wondering, if I'm training 5 times a week different muscle groups (chest, core, legs, back, cardio) does it make sense to have a morning routine of doing 100 pushups and 200 crunches everyday? Or every second day? I'd like to get more definition and fullness to my muscles with this because I feel like training chest and core once a week is not enough for me but I don't have time to work the same muscle group twice a week. 100 pushups would be somewhat difficult for me but I wouldn't call it a challange either. So does it make sense to do this? Or do you guys have a better way of working this muscle groups more? Thanks in advance for any advice. [link] [comments] |
| Balancing workout and bouldering Posted: 17 Jul 2021 04:42 AM PDT Hi all! Since a year or 4, I've been doing bodyweight fitness most of the time - switching it up with workouts like 5/3/1 here or there. In any case, at this point I'd like to focus a bit more on my bouldering. I boulder twice a week, which leaves time for one good workout (1.5 hour) per week for me. This has meant, however, that I went back from a split push/pull bodyweight routine to a full body. Reason I switched was because my workout was becoming a bit too heavy with the full body. You might guess the problem: The full body once a week is a bit devastating and I'm starting to dread the workout. I'd love to get some tips on how to maintain my progress (preferably both strength and muscles) with my bodyweight routine, with just a one time workout. I'd be okay with a small 15-20 minute workout during my boulder sessions. But because of covid & limited time slots in my hall, I'd like to limit those as much as possible because I don't want too cut into my bouldering time too much. To give an idea of my stats & current routine: weight: 183lbs / Length: 6 feet Routine: - 3x9 35 lbs ring pull ups - 3x9 one arm push ups (legs a bit straddled) - 3x9 one arm ring rows (hanging about 30 degrees at the lower point) - 3x12 full handstand push ups / 3x9 handstand push ups with parallettes (about 3/4 from full push ups) - 3x10 controlled hanging leg raises - 3x9 35 lbs semi-shrimp squats (or about 10lbs with full shrimps, but prefer skipping the balancing part because I end my workout with these, and i'm usually too tired for the balancing part) -- Perhaps some further info on my progress when i did 5/3/1 a few months back: Deadlift: 2x 325 lbs squat: 2x 285 lbs push up: 2-3x 200 lbs military press: 130 lbs (if I recall correctly, might be off here). Although I'm not doing it right now; my bouldering gym has some equipment and just enough weights to deadlift my current max, if necessary. -- Any tips on at least maintaining my progress without overdoing my one workout? [link] [comments] |
| How do you balance getting your stamina up, and also putting on muscle? (will explain further) Posted: 17 Jul 2021 12:24 AM PDT so recently I enlisted in the usmc. I have about 11 months to prepare for bc. I've been told, that I need to sperate the days I work each muscle group, however, say I run a bunch on Monday, and work my core Tuesday, I'm usually still sore from Monday. my main problem is that I need to put on weight, I need to gain a metric ton of muscle. However, I've been told that running is counter productive when it comes to putting on muscle. I've googled this and didn't get a specific answer. So my question here is, should I focus on getting my stamina up, then move onto getting my muscle mass up? or is this something I can do at the same time. for context, I am 125, 5'7 tl;dr : I need to put on muscle, and gain stamina at the same time, having trouble balancing the 2. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jul 2021 03:27 PM PDT I have a goal of increasing my strength, mainly my upper body as I've always been weaker there than my lower body (I used to run and cycle frequently). Everyday this week I've been doing a set of 10 push-ups and 10 dips for 5 rounds, and today I went up to 6 rounds of 10 without feeling as sore or drained as my first day. I even added some bicep curls into today's workout. I'm excited to see where this progress takes me, and perhaps I'll be able to do 20 push-ups a set instead of ten! Next week I'll incorporate some 30 second dead hangs into my routine to work on my strength for pull-ups. Really excited about my progress and just wanted to share my small win with everyone! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jul 2021 06:45 PM PDT https://imgur.com/gallery/hmo1S9y Ending Stats: Male, 147 lbs, 5'10, 23 Hey everyone, about 9 months ago I made the decision to begin working out consistently. I had attempted going to a gym in the past but never stuck with it, so this time I figured I would try calisthenics instead. After a couple of weeks working out, I was browsing the internet and came across a video of someone doing a full front lever. I thought it was one of the coolest moves I had ever seen and immediately knew that one day I wanted to be able to perform the move myself. 3 months into my fitness journey I felt as if I had developed enough strength to begin training for the front lever and so I did. Instead of dedicating full sessions to specific front lever training, I followed my normal routine for the week and basically threw in front lever exercises at random points throughout the day. These exercises mainly consisted of hold progressions that I could do for at least 4 seconds. I started with the tuck front lever, eventually progressing to advanced tuck, one leg tuck, advanced one leg tuck and finally the full front lever. I tried using resistance bands several times but always just reverted to doing holds I could perform unassisted. I also skipped the straddle lever, mainly due to space constraints as it was too cold to go outdoors at that point. Additionally, I never did much front lever half lay work; to this day I find that position just as hard as the full lever for whatever reason. I do believe maintaining a lean physique throughout my journey helped a whole lot. Though I have gained weight by increasing my muscle mass, I never stored any additional fat. I credit this to my diet, which consists of the same kinds of foods, mostly fruits, vegetables, grains, eggs, and lean meats. The only thing I drink is water and I try to consume at least a half a gallon a day. As far as supplements go, I do take powdered protein aswell as creatine. The first video is me back in January, my form was miserable and the whole thing is just a mess. The second video is my up-to-date front lever which is 10x cleaner in my opinion. I continue to train the front lever as I did from the very start with the only difference being that I can now hold the full position. My next step is to continue increasing my hold time and eventually be able to do full front lever pull ups. If anyone has any questions or comments, feel free to leave them! [link] [comments] |
| Need help with where to go now in weight loss. Posted: 17 Jul 2021 12:54 AM PDT if anybody can offer their take on what to do I would appreciate it. So, I'm male, 5 foot 10; 18 years old. I started off at 182 lbs close to end of March. And i was basically yo yo dieting for a couple months and semi quiting, I did also workout with a resistance band but never really knew what I was doing. Even now I dont really but anyways, I reached to 170 lb by start of June. Since June, I have been on a 500 deficit from 2350 to 1850 calories. Last week I weighed myself and was 156 lbs but today I weighed myself and scale showed 149 lbs. I doubt that the scale is right but anyways. I also have a resistance band and I use it to resistance train 3 days a week, (all my workouts are done at home). But I have no set routine honestly, i be doing random workouts for bicep, chest and back. I have been doing progressive overload also, when I started in June, i did 8 rep first week then 10 now I'm at 17 rep this week using the same band though. Also I try to get around .8 gram of protein per lb of bodyweight or more sometimes. I definitely feel loser in clothes and stuff, but I still have belly fat that I want to lose. Now I'm just confused on where to go from here. I want to get abs but I also want to get some muscle or atleast maintain whatever I can during my deifict. I want to have a "toned" body look. Im just afraid now that if I keep going at this rate, by the time I lose belly fat, I'm gonna be a stick and way too low weight. I'm not sure if should just keep doing what I have been doing, or maybe be in a 250 deficit now instead of a 500. I just want to have some abs and a nice athletic body by time EveryThing is done, i dont wanna be super skinny with abs. If anybody can offer their take I would appreciate it. Sorry for always posting and being flustered. [link] [comments] |
| In a rut with my front lever training, seeking help Posted: 16 Jul 2021 06:55 PM PDT Hey all, so I've recently committed to improving my front lever and have made it the sole focus of my training about two weeks ago. I've been following Daniel Vadnal's (FitnessFAQs) Lever Pro program - 3 days a week. I feel like I'm plateauing early and I don't really see how I can improve and am doubting whether to commit for the full 8 weeks. I'm not in a surplus and am therefore not gaining muscle currently (I am choosing not to bulk right now). If I am not adding muscle mass, as I'm not in a caloric surplus, where is the improved strength gonna come from to improve my front lever? I'm eating at about maintenance calories and my protein intake is adequate (0.75g/lb) I'm quite lean, but tall with somewhat muscly legs. 6'0 (182cm) 170lb (77.5kg). I suspect those two factors will make this endeavor more difficult and require that I obtain a greater amount of scapular and lat strength than for most people. The workouts are pretty challenging and include dynamic work and isolation work, but going into week 3 I simply don't feel stronger yet/have not seen improvement in my isometric holds. First workout of week one I held an open tuck front lever for 14s on a bar as a best time of three sets. Yesterday I held a closed straddle for 14s on rings as a best time of three sets, and this progression feels just as hard as open tuck (but I use it to train active hips as I want to get to full straddle eventually). Form here (not the 14s hold, forgot to record that) Just feel like I'm in a rut and am not sure whether it's worth committing to completion of the program. My biggest question is in bold. Thanks BWF community [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jul 2021 06:33 PM PDT Hello r/bodyweighfitness, I have been training for the past few months and I can now manage to do a full bodyweight bridge. I have recorded myself doing it and compared against other photos and videos, and nothing seems super terrible. However I still have the feeling that I'm doing it wrong. Could you give me your opinion on my form? I want to improve my bridges so I can hopefully do more in the future. I'll mark it as NSFW as I'm shirtless while doing the bridge. Think it's easier to see the spine curvature that way. Thanks a lot guys Bridge Form: https://imgur.com/a/idUEdzr [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jul 2021 10:32 PM PDT Hey guys M28 here; I've been nonregularly training since high school but recently I've struggled with regeneration. My "routine" is 10-12 minutes of core training with some stretching every morning plus two days (monday and thursday) with calisthenic FBW in the evening. That doesn't sound much, but I've noticed that I have to make 5-6 rest days every 4-5 weeks to get back to normal training, because I'm losing strength. What may be causing the problem? I have few food intollerations (lactose, gluten, eggs, rape, pumpkin, peanuts and couple more) but caloriewise and microelements are fine. [link] [comments] |
| Are supinated planche lean/pushups safe? Posted: 16 Jul 2021 03:57 PM PDT Hey Everyone, after an 8 month hiatus from training due to thumb injuries (I type alot), I'm finally getting back to training. I am currently doing the basics, pullups/pushups etc. However, my thumbs still can't handle the pressure from neutral grip pseudo planche pushups, even though I try to put the pressure on the pinky side on my hand. My physical therapist advised me to always keep a neutral wrist/hand position, so I can only do paralet planche training right now I tried supinated planche leans the other day, very careful not to get tendonitis because of the pressure on the distal bicep tendon. This grip doesn't hurt my hands at all. I researched this grip, and found mixed opinions about it. That one forum we don't like has a coach who strongly advises against it, and other people say it's fine. My worst fear is a bicep tear, but I can't train planche with neutral grip, so I ask the more experienced people here, is supinated planche safe for a beginner to straight arm strength? [link] [comments] |
| Is anyone else here specifically doing narrowgrip chinups supplemented by curls to hit the biceps? Posted: 16 Jul 2021 02:30 PM PDT Curious if anyone else is doing the same & what their progress has been like. For me it's a very recent thing. Sometime ago I stopped doing pullups & switched over to almost exclusively doing chinups only. My observation was that the lack of bicep recruitment during pullups would leave me with a classic "climber" physique, which I feel includes small biceps. One day after doing some of curls immediately after a set of chins, it became VERY apparent that they weren't being worked close to their max potential & still had plenty of gas left in them to do more work. Now I'm here with some new changes to my daily routine. Aside from upping the calories to near or @ maintenance (was previously on a cut), I've made it a goal to ALWAYS do curls after I'm done with several sets of chins and I'm both excited & curious as to where this'll lead. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jul 2021 04:14 PM PDT So I heard that doing a planche is harder the taller you are and I'm wondering I can learn the planche with a bmi of 32.1. A few years ago I had a goal to learn the planche, I trained hardcore for 4 consecutive months and achieved my greatest physique thus far (unfortunately I wasn't able to planche but I gained a lot of strength) I weighed 95kg (209 pounds) and also had a very low fat percentage after the calisthenics streak. After achieving this, I always wondered how strong I would be and how I would look if I weighed 10kg more and remain shredded. So now my goal is to lose weight because I gained a lot of weight due to medication and started lowering my body fat percentage once I weigh 105kgs (231,49 pounds). I'm also 5'10 (181cm) tall. Is it possible to be able to planche weighing this much and with this height? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 16 Jul 2021 03:22 PM PDT I've been doing a very routine less bodyweight workout for the past month, just involves running on a treadmill then pushups, situps, squats, and crunches. It's not feasible for me to get a gym membership at the moment so I'd like to continue working out at home. My two main goals are getting a stronger/bigger upper body and better cardio/stamina. The only equipment I own is a pair of 10lb dumbbells and the treadmill, and my home doesn't have any place to do dips. I was thinking about buying a pull-up bar or some dumbbells to work my chest and arms better, my question is which is better as a first purchase? [link] [comments] |
| training program recommendations to gain muscle and improve flexibility Posted: 16 Jul 2021 01:21 PM PDT Goals:
Current state:
Preferences:
I am not looking for some miraculous short-term improvement and want to commit for at least a year. Do you know of a good program that fits my needs? (It does not have to be free). Any help would be greatly appreciated :P [link] [comments] |
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